SYDNEY: Cricket Australia on Thursday reported a strong financial position ahead of the ICC Cricket World Cup in Australia and New Zealand early next year.
Revenue of almost Aus$300 million (USD262 million) is expected to grow to Aus$360 million (USD315 million) by the end of this southern summer season, CA said.
Over CA’s four-year reporting cycle that spans from 2013-14 to 2016-17, revenue will climb to a projected Aus$1.22 billion (USD1.07 billion), up from Aus$736 million in the previous four-year period.
CA explained that cricket revenue is recorded over four-year periods due to the sometimes significant annual fluctuations in income depending on the teams touring Australia.
The organisation said it has “never been in better health” and will invest Aus$30 million into key strategic projects, including several grassroots programmes around the country.
And CA CEO James Sutherland said cricket has never been more popular in Australia.
“From a fan’s point of view, last summer’s 5-0 Ashes whitewash (of England), a world record crowd of 91,112 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Boxing Day, 1.7 million people through the turnstiles to watch cricket over the summer and huge average national TV audiences, are measures which all show the Australian public loves cricket,” Sutherland said.
He voiced confidence the ICC World Cup from February to March next year will further lift the profile of cricket in Australia.
“I am confident the World Cup, culminating in the March 29 final at the MCG, will be a far bigger event than most Australians expect,” he said.
Thursday, 30 October 2014
9 make-up trends for autumn/winter
We breakdown this season’s key beauty trends and give you three of the easiest eye, nail and lip looks to help you crack the new season rules in make-up
A new season calls for a make-up kit refresh. Here are my standout looks (in no particular order) for lips, eyes and nails from the autumn/winter 2014 shows. With the right shades and application, all of us can pull them off.
LIPS
1. The New Berry
No surprise here – the dark lip returns with a new spin every autumn. This year it is being worn gloriously matt and, at Tibi and Rebecca Taylor, in a geisha heart, a look that works best when the colour is faded towards the corners of the mouth so the heart is less exaggerated. The easiest way to wear dark lip colour is as a gloss or balm – you get impact without hardness, which can make some dark colours tricky to pull off (those with brown or blue undertones). Whether you choose lipstick, gloss or balm, leave out lip liner and eyeshadow. The new dark lip needs a soft outline and no distraction. Charlotte Tilbury Matte Revolution Luminous Modern-Matte Lipstick in Glastonberry (£23, charlottetilbury.com) is made for fuller lips. For maximum impact, try Chanel Rouge Allure Extrait de Gloss in Distinction (£26, 020-7493 3836); for the softest interpretation, Wild About Beauty Nutrilips Balm in Hannah (£14, myshowcase.com).
2. The Ballet Plump
The most wearable neutral lips were showcased at DKNY and Diane von Furstenberg (above, right), whose make-up artists gave us beautiful ballet-girl lips of softest rose and lilac. These pale, satin sherbets, which volumise the lips so that they appear plump and juicy (especially when there is a light-reflective quality to the colour), are particularly suited to smaller mouths. Pink is most flattering on all skin tones when it is shot with a hint of lilac, appearing a little more edgy and making blue and violet eye make-up pop. Rouge Dior Baume in 128 Star (£26, houseoffraser.co.uk) is an invisible lip dresser. The truest ballet pink is Illamasqua Glamore Lipstick in Pinkie (£18.50, illamasqua.com), and the best lilac-rose is Nars Audacious Lipstick in Dominique (£24, narscosmetics.co.uk).
3. The Gilded Statement
The metallic lips created by James Kaliardos for Rodarte (above, right) and Pat McGrath for Alexander McQueen showcased shimmer to its extremes. Kaliardos took two colour approaches, using a dark-brownish berry colour and a lighter mauve-pink, both topped with glitter; McGrath dressed lips with frosty white, glazed in the centre with gold to balance an ethereal ice-queen look. McGrath’s is perhaps the easier style to wear, if interpreted as a pale metallic colour (gold leaf optional). Bronze is trickier to work but doable with a rich gloss and muted eye make-up. The chilliest froster is Belmacz Glow Gold Leaf Lipgloss in Moonstone (£23, cultbeauty.co.uk). For a superbly glossy cognac, see Bobbi Brown Midnight Violet Lip Gloss (£29 for three, bobbibrown.co.uk). Mac Viva Glam Lipstick in Rihanna II (£15.50, maccosmetics.co.uk) provides full-on mauve magic.
EYES
4. Flash of Lash
Lashes and brows became an art form this season as make-up artists for Rochas, Alexander McQueen, Versace and Gucci gave them a new spin. By far the most imaginative look came from the make-up artist Pat McGrath, who had her team hand-cutting and applying spiky lashes to each of the McQueen girls’ eyes as well as cartoon-like fluttery strips to their brows for good measure – a process that took more than four hours and achieved a distinctly owlish look. Versace went big on brows, too, parodying the street trend for exaggerated brows. At Gucci and Rochas (pictured) supreme effort went into transforming the models into living dolls by applying mascara to each and every lash. The serious lash doubler: Guerlain Black Maxi Lash Mascara, £22, feelunique.com. The professional’s secret: H&M Pink Eyelash Curlers, £2.99, hm.com. For the sweepiest lashes: Red Cherry Lashes Style #102, £2.99, falseeyelashes.co.uk.
5. The Hybrid Smoky Flick
Everyone is still in love with cat-eye flicks, and the classic liquid-liner application – done with a flourished tick at the corner of each eye – still had presence on the runways. There were variations on the theme, too, the most avant-garde of which were the stippled black liner effects on the Lanvin models’ lids and giant graphic flicks at Dries Van Noten. The Lanvin look (pictured) was more smoky thanks to the contrast between the hard lines and soft smudges. Dramatic enough to be seen from outer space, both looks were a genius update on the retro flick. The make-up artist’s liner: Kevyn Aucoin Precision Liquid Liner, £27, uk.spacenk.com. For all-out smoky: Becca Pewter Eye Tint, £9.50, uk.spacenk.com . To create coloured flicks: Laura Mercier Angled Eye Colour Brush, £27, houseoffraser.co.uk ; Laura Mercier Indigo Cream Eyeliner, £19, uk.spacenk.com.
6. Surreal Eyes
At times it looked like Miss Havisham had reappeared and started a new career on the catwalk, so ethereal was the make-up at some of the shows. At Givenchy (pictured) the models looked like aliens – ghostly and otherworldly, their eyes, dressed in peach, taupe and white, were stretched upwards with string and sticky tape. Meanwhile, the Nars make-up artist James Kaliardos created an amorphous look for Marc Jacobs by contouring the eye sockets with a tawny pencil and washing the lids with ivory. The does-everything palette: Bobbi Brown Smokey Nudes Eye Palette, £48, bobbi-brown.co.uK. For brighter, whiter eyes: Nudestix Shimmer Eye Pencil, £24, uk.spacenk.com. The soft socket liner: Shu Uemura Matte Chestnut Brown Drawing Pencil, £17.50, shuuemura.co.uk .
NAILS
7. The Marbleiser
The most elegant spin on nail art this season was seen on the runways of Creatures of the Wind (pictured) and Badgley Mischka. Katie Jane Hughes, lead manicurist for COTW, approximated the texture of marble (inspired by the agate stones that featured in the collection) by hand-dipping all 675 false nails in a bowl of water into which she had already dropped varnish, which was swirled around with an orange stick to create a marble-like film on the water surface). Meanwhile, Badgley Mischka’s girls wore 10 perfect ovals, lacquered with shimmering gunmetal and dusted with crystals on the half-moons. For a fiery gunmetal, try Nars Nail Polish in Night Breed (£15,narscosmetics.co.uk). The best greige ever is Dior Limited Edition Vernis in Pied-de-Poule (£18.50, selfridges.com). Dress your half-moons with Sparkly Nails Silver Caviar Beads (£1.99, sparklynails.co.uk).
8. The Stiletto
Where once there were plain old talons, now there are stilettos; welcome to the new way to shape long nails. The difference between talons and stilettos is that the latter have a sharp point. Creative nail artist Sophy Robson’s two-tone stilettos in purple and fuchsia (pictured) for House of Holland had a fierce 1970s vibe, while the stilettos for designer Rira Sugawara’s Dans La Vie collection were kept a clean nude to complement the futuristic collection. After seasons of OTT colour, nude lacquer was more evident for autumn. We saw it on runways for Holly Fulton, Elie Saab, Kate Spade and Temperley London. Marian Newman called her version – matt greige for Alexander McQueen – ‘dead’. For DIY House of Holland nails, use YSL La Lacque Couture in Violet Baroque and Rose Futuriste (£18.50, yslbeauty.co.uk). Chanel Nail Colour in Secret (£18, houseoffaser.co.uk) is my favourite nude.
9. The Mono
The standout colours are nude, white, midnight blue, cognac, raspberry and gold. Essential is a high-shine finish and deep pigment saturation. Manicurists for Burberry, Rebecca Minkoff and Kenneth Cole got the dark nail spot on; bright white was seen at its best at Karen Walker and the Zero + Maria Cornejo (pictured) shows; while, for Lela Rose, Butter London added a black stripe to an alabaster base – asymmetric on every nail. Elsewhere, gold appeared in guises from full-on lacquer to shimmering accents, the finest of which were Suno’s ragged tips over a neutral base. The smoothest rose gold is Butter London Nail Lacquer in Champers (£12, butterlondon.co.uk)
Sophy Robson Nail-Its in Dark Red Half Moon (£9.95, thisisbeautymart.com) are made to press and go. For an easy opaque white, try Organic Glam Nail Lacquer in White (£11.50, selfridges.com).
A new season calls for a make-up kit refresh. Here are my standout looks (in no particular order) for lips, eyes and nails from the autumn/winter 2014 shows. With the right shades and application, all of us can pull them off.
LIPS
1. The New Berry
No surprise here – the dark lip returns with a new spin every autumn. This year it is being worn gloriously matt and, at Tibi and Rebecca Taylor, in a geisha heart, a look that works best when the colour is faded towards the corners of the mouth so the heart is less exaggerated. The easiest way to wear dark lip colour is as a gloss or balm – you get impact without hardness, which can make some dark colours tricky to pull off (those with brown or blue undertones). Whether you choose lipstick, gloss or balm, leave out lip liner and eyeshadow. The new dark lip needs a soft outline and no distraction. Charlotte Tilbury Matte Revolution Luminous Modern-Matte Lipstick in Glastonberry (£23, charlottetilbury.com) is made for fuller lips. For maximum impact, try Chanel Rouge Allure Extrait de Gloss in Distinction (£26, 020-7493 3836); for the softest interpretation, Wild About Beauty Nutrilips Balm in Hannah (£14, myshowcase.com).
2. The Ballet Plump
The most wearable neutral lips were showcased at DKNY and Diane von Furstenberg (above, right), whose make-up artists gave us beautiful ballet-girl lips of softest rose and lilac. These pale, satin sherbets, which volumise the lips so that they appear plump and juicy (especially when there is a light-reflective quality to the colour), are particularly suited to smaller mouths. Pink is most flattering on all skin tones when it is shot with a hint of lilac, appearing a little more edgy and making blue and violet eye make-up pop. Rouge Dior Baume in 128 Star (£26, houseoffraser.co.uk) is an invisible lip dresser. The truest ballet pink is Illamasqua Glamore Lipstick in Pinkie (£18.50, illamasqua.com), and the best lilac-rose is Nars Audacious Lipstick in Dominique (£24, narscosmetics.co.uk).
3. The Gilded Statement
The metallic lips created by James Kaliardos for Rodarte (above, right) and Pat McGrath for Alexander McQueen showcased shimmer to its extremes. Kaliardos took two colour approaches, using a dark-brownish berry colour and a lighter mauve-pink, both topped with glitter; McGrath dressed lips with frosty white, glazed in the centre with gold to balance an ethereal ice-queen look. McGrath’s is perhaps the easier style to wear, if interpreted as a pale metallic colour (gold leaf optional). Bronze is trickier to work but doable with a rich gloss and muted eye make-up. The chilliest froster is Belmacz Glow Gold Leaf Lipgloss in Moonstone (£23, cultbeauty.co.uk). For a superbly glossy cognac, see Bobbi Brown Midnight Violet Lip Gloss (£29 for three, bobbibrown.co.uk). Mac Viva Glam Lipstick in Rihanna II (£15.50, maccosmetics.co.uk) provides full-on mauve magic.
EYES
4. Flash of Lash
Lashes and brows became an art form this season as make-up artists for Rochas, Alexander McQueen, Versace and Gucci gave them a new spin. By far the most imaginative look came from the make-up artist Pat McGrath, who had her team hand-cutting and applying spiky lashes to each of the McQueen girls’ eyes as well as cartoon-like fluttery strips to their brows for good measure – a process that took more than four hours and achieved a distinctly owlish look. Versace went big on brows, too, parodying the street trend for exaggerated brows. At Gucci and Rochas (pictured) supreme effort went into transforming the models into living dolls by applying mascara to each and every lash. The serious lash doubler: Guerlain Black Maxi Lash Mascara, £22, feelunique.com. The professional’s secret: H&M Pink Eyelash Curlers, £2.99, hm.com. For the sweepiest lashes: Red Cherry Lashes Style #102, £2.99, falseeyelashes.co.uk.
5. The Hybrid Smoky Flick
Everyone is still in love with cat-eye flicks, and the classic liquid-liner application – done with a flourished tick at the corner of each eye – still had presence on the runways. There were variations on the theme, too, the most avant-garde of which were the stippled black liner effects on the Lanvin models’ lids and giant graphic flicks at Dries Van Noten. The Lanvin look (pictured) was more smoky thanks to the contrast between the hard lines and soft smudges. Dramatic enough to be seen from outer space, both looks were a genius update on the retro flick. The make-up artist’s liner: Kevyn Aucoin Precision Liquid Liner, £27, uk.spacenk.com. For all-out smoky: Becca Pewter Eye Tint, £9.50, uk.spacenk.com . To create coloured flicks: Laura Mercier Angled Eye Colour Brush, £27, houseoffraser.co.uk ; Laura Mercier Indigo Cream Eyeliner, £19, uk.spacenk.com.
6. Surreal Eyes
At times it looked like Miss Havisham had reappeared and started a new career on the catwalk, so ethereal was the make-up at some of the shows. At Givenchy (pictured) the models looked like aliens – ghostly and otherworldly, their eyes, dressed in peach, taupe and white, were stretched upwards with string and sticky tape. Meanwhile, the Nars make-up artist James Kaliardos created an amorphous look for Marc Jacobs by contouring the eye sockets with a tawny pencil and washing the lids with ivory. The does-everything palette: Bobbi Brown Smokey Nudes Eye Palette, £48, bobbi-brown.co.uK. For brighter, whiter eyes: Nudestix Shimmer Eye Pencil, £24, uk.spacenk.com. The soft socket liner: Shu Uemura Matte Chestnut Brown Drawing Pencil, £17.50, shuuemura.co.uk .
NAILS
7. The Marbleiser
The most elegant spin on nail art this season was seen on the runways of Creatures of the Wind (pictured) and Badgley Mischka. Katie Jane Hughes, lead manicurist for COTW, approximated the texture of marble (inspired by the agate stones that featured in the collection) by hand-dipping all 675 false nails in a bowl of water into which she had already dropped varnish, which was swirled around with an orange stick to create a marble-like film on the water surface). Meanwhile, Badgley Mischka’s girls wore 10 perfect ovals, lacquered with shimmering gunmetal and dusted with crystals on the half-moons. For a fiery gunmetal, try Nars Nail Polish in Night Breed (£15,narscosmetics.co.uk). The best greige ever is Dior Limited Edition Vernis in Pied-de-Poule (£18.50, selfridges.com). Dress your half-moons with Sparkly Nails Silver Caviar Beads (£1.99, sparklynails.co.uk).
8. The Stiletto
Where once there were plain old talons, now there are stilettos; welcome to the new way to shape long nails. The difference between talons and stilettos is that the latter have a sharp point. Creative nail artist Sophy Robson’s two-tone stilettos in purple and fuchsia (pictured) for House of Holland had a fierce 1970s vibe, while the stilettos for designer Rira Sugawara’s Dans La Vie collection were kept a clean nude to complement the futuristic collection. After seasons of OTT colour, nude lacquer was more evident for autumn. We saw it on runways for Holly Fulton, Elie Saab, Kate Spade and Temperley London. Marian Newman called her version – matt greige for Alexander McQueen – ‘dead’. For DIY House of Holland nails, use YSL La Lacque Couture in Violet Baroque and Rose Futuriste (£18.50, yslbeauty.co.uk). Chanel Nail Colour in Secret (£18, houseoffaser.co.uk) is my favourite nude.
9. The Mono
The standout colours are nude, white, midnight blue, cognac, raspberry and gold. Essential is a high-shine finish and deep pigment saturation. Manicurists for Burberry, Rebecca Minkoff and Kenneth Cole got the dark nail spot on; bright white was seen at its best at Karen Walker and the Zero + Maria Cornejo (pictured) shows; while, for Lela Rose, Butter London added a black stripe to an alabaster base – asymmetric on every nail. Elsewhere, gold appeared in guises from full-on lacquer to shimmering accents, the finest of which were Suno’s ragged tips over a neutral base. The smoothest rose gold is Butter London Nail Lacquer in Champers (£12, butterlondon.co.uk)
Sophy Robson Nail-Its in Dark Red Half Moon (£9.95, thisisbeautymart.com) are made to press and go. For an easy opaque white, try Organic Glam Nail Lacquer in White (£11.50, selfridges.com).
8 Compliments men should avoid making
If you say ‘looking healthy’, she hears ‘fat’. Not happening. Here are avoidable compliment errors guys tend to make
Can anyone go wrong when complimenting a woman? No, right? But relationship counsellors warn, more often than not, women don’t hear what you intend to tell them, or hope to convey. They become both, sensitive and speculative. Here are common compliments that tend to backfire.
Looking young
Most women spend their entire teenage lives putting on makeup and buying clothes that made them look older. But when they finally hit their 20s, they like to dress young and so, want to hear just that. But when you actually tell your 20-something-girlfriend, ‘looking young’, she thinks you are referring to her small bust size. No woman wants to hear that her bosom reminds you of the size befitting a 14-year-old. Be careful with the words there.
You look pretty when you smile
What does that mean, she wonders. Does this mean she isn’t otherwise? Besides, who walks around with a permanent grin 24/7. Being told to smile on command is like being told to do a dance in front of an audience. Women are not puppets. Instead, their face will light up when you actually make them laugh. So work harder on your witty quotient.
I love your personality
This sounds like a wonderful compliment to give. And your partner may probably smile politely and thank you for your words. But dating experts point out that even if your woman has a dynamic personality, or is a total geek, she may still want to hear how gorgeous she is and how you love her lustrous mane. So, go ahead and tell her how her pretty face compliments her amazing personality.
You are different
Women hate to hear, ‘You are not like the other girls I have dated’. They have spent most of their teenage years hoping to stand out for the guy they have had a crush on, hoping that they have that ‘something special’ that makes him choose her over the rest. So while they may initially blush, they will be quick to realise the subtext: we are with a guy who thinks all girls are rubbish, even if we’re apparently the exception. Not cool.
You naive little one
No woman wants to hear that you think of her as naive or innocent. Not only does this mean you think of her as your little sister (gulp), but the subtext is also that she hasn’t done anything that would qualify as experience (read between the lines). To prove you wrong, she might spend the next few meetings bringing up every edgy encounter she may had just to prove you wrong.
You know how to have a good time
Even if it seems like an innocuous comment to pass, and makes her sound more fun and less boring, she thinks you think that she’s the one who’ll be up for endless nights of partying, watching porn, and kinky sex, and sometimes, ‘easy’. No woman wants to hear she comes off as easy to get into bed. So, sorry guys. Think of something better.
You’re too smart for a girl
Woah! That’s being too chauvinistic. Women in scientific and legal fields tend to hear this sort of sexist comment too often. It is the kind of stuff that a woman with a mind should dump you for.
Looking healthy
Of all the things, women are sensitive about their weight. Even if your intention is sincere and you mean well, what she will hear is, ‘you’d look better if you shed a few kilos’. Avoid telling her she looks healthy. Remember her ears hear, ‘fat’.
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Can anyone go wrong when complimenting a woman? No, right? But relationship counsellors warn, more often than not, women don’t hear what you intend to tell them, or hope to convey. They become both, sensitive and speculative. Here are common compliments that tend to backfire.
Looking young
Most women spend their entire teenage lives putting on makeup and buying clothes that made them look older. But when they finally hit their 20s, they like to dress young and so, want to hear just that. But when you actually tell your 20-something-girlfriend, ‘looking young’, she thinks you are referring to her small bust size. No woman wants to hear that her bosom reminds you of the size befitting a 14-year-old. Be careful with the words there.
You look pretty when you smile
What does that mean, she wonders. Does this mean she isn’t otherwise? Besides, who walks around with a permanent grin 24/7. Being told to smile on command is like being told to do a dance in front of an audience. Women are not puppets. Instead, their face will light up when you actually make them laugh. So work harder on your witty quotient.
I love your personality
This sounds like a wonderful compliment to give. And your partner may probably smile politely and thank you for your words. But dating experts point out that even if your woman has a dynamic personality, or is a total geek, she may still want to hear how gorgeous she is and how you love her lustrous mane. So, go ahead and tell her how her pretty face compliments her amazing personality.
You are different
Women hate to hear, ‘You are not like the other girls I have dated’. They have spent most of their teenage years hoping to stand out for the guy they have had a crush on, hoping that they have that ‘something special’ that makes him choose her over the rest. So while they may initially blush, they will be quick to realise the subtext: we are with a guy who thinks all girls are rubbish, even if we’re apparently the exception. Not cool.
You naive little one
No woman wants to hear that you think of her as naive or innocent. Not only does this mean you think of her as your little sister (gulp), but the subtext is also that she hasn’t done anything that would qualify as experience (read between the lines). To prove you wrong, she might spend the next few meetings bringing up every edgy encounter she may had just to prove you wrong.
You know how to have a good time
Even if it seems like an innocuous comment to pass, and makes her sound more fun and less boring, she thinks you think that she’s the one who’ll be up for endless nights of partying, watching porn, and kinky sex, and sometimes, ‘easy’. No woman wants to hear she comes off as easy to get into bed. So, sorry guys. Think of something better.
You’re too smart for a girl
Woah! That’s being too chauvinistic. Women in scientific and legal fields tend to hear this sort of sexist comment too often. It is the kind of stuff that a woman with a mind should dump you for.
Looking healthy
Of all the things, women are sensitive about their weight. Even if your intention is sincere and you mean well, what she will hear is, ‘you’d look better if you shed a few kilos’. Avoid telling her she looks healthy. Remember her ears hear, ‘fat’.
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First look of Ajay Devgan ’Action Jackson’ released
The first look of Ajay Devgan and Sonakshi Sinha ‘Action Jackson’ has been revealed. The makers have revealed two official posters of ‘Action Jackson’ last night.
In first poster ‘Singham’ actor Ajay Devgan is seen standing in a burning city, helicopter flying over the wreckage and the actor showing a ripped body in a half open purple Shirt and glasses. The poster also shows Ajay Devgan holding a gun in one hand and a samurai sword in the other. ‘Dabbang’ star Sonakshi Sinha also feature on the film first poster along with Yami Gautam and Miss India 2010 Manasvi Mamgai will also make her Bollywood debut in the film.
Ajay Devgan is all set to rock the big screen with his next flick ‘Action Jackson’. Devgan’s last film ‘Singham Returns’ in which he played a cop too was a huge success. This is the first time Ajay Devgan is working with the ace action director/choreographer Prabhu Deva.
Film is directed by Prabhu Deva and produced by Sardar Hassan and group. Movie also stars Sonu Sood and Kunal Roy Kapur in the key roles. It’s slated for December 5 release.
In first poster ‘Singham’ actor Ajay Devgan is seen standing in a burning city, helicopter flying over the wreckage and the actor showing a ripped body in a half open purple Shirt and glasses. The poster also shows Ajay Devgan holding a gun in one hand and a samurai sword in the other. ‘Dabbang’ star Sonakshi Sinha also feature on the film first poster along with Yami Gautam and Miss India 2010 Manasvi Mamgai will also make her Bollywood debut in the film.
Ajay Devgan is all set to rock the big screen with his next flick ‘Action Jackson’. Devgan’s last film ‘Singham Returns’ in which he played a cop too was a huge success. This is the first time Ajay Devgan is working with the ace action director/choreographer Prabhu Deva.
Film is directed by Prabhu Deva and produced by Sardar Hassan and group. Movie also stars Sonu Sood and Kunal Roy Kapur in the key roles. It’s slated for December 5 release.
Fury – Movie Review
Cast: Brad Pitt, Shia LaBeouf, Logan Lerman, Michael Peña, Jon Bernthal, Jason Isaacs, Scott Eastwood
Direction: David Ayer
Genre: Action
Duration: 2 hours 15 minutes
Story: It is 1945 and the European theatre of World War II is in its final stage. For a tough-as-nails tank crew in the 2nd Armored Division of the US Army, their M4A3E8 Sherman named ‘Fury’ is a safe haven in an environment where death can come at any moment, from any angle. Their mettle and courage is tested for one crucial mission.
Review: Sgt. Don ‘Wardaddy’ Collier (Pitt) leads a tightly-knit tank crew with a mixture of compassion, loyalty and toughness. They have fought together since the North African campaign and have been through hell. Boyd ‘Bible’ Swan (LaBeouf) is the gunner; Trini ‘Gordo’ Garcia (Michael Pena) drives and Grady ‘Coon-Ass’ Travis (Jon Bernthal) loads the 76mm gun. Norman Ellison (Lerman) is the rushed replacement for their assistant driver/bow gunner who met his end courtesy a German shell. Norman is initially disliked by all of them. But in time, Collier develops a bond with Norman, perhaps finding a bit of humanity in him that has all but vanished from the world around them.
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Apart from all the shellfire, blood and guts, this is a reflective and visceral film. All of this is hinted at in the powerful opening scene, where we see a German officer on a white horse appear on the horizon. Slowly, the camera tracks man and horse as they almost languidly trace a path through a field of wrecked Shermans and Tigers. Suddenly, Collier lunges at the officer from behind a turret, takes him down and stabs him through the eye and into his brain.
Fury is unflinching in its depiction of war from the get-go to the point of being unsettling. As unrelenting as the iron tracks of a tank crushing everything in its path, it is indeed a juggernaut of action – tank against tank and tank against artillery. It is also surprisingly sophisticated in terms of the drama and interplay between all of the characters. Largely devoid of jingoism, not since Saving Private Ryan has there been a World War II film that looks so convincingly ‘real’.
Direction: David Ayer
Genre: Action
Duration: 2 hours 15 minutes
Story: It is 1945 and the European theatre of World War II is in its final stage. For a tough-as-nails tank crew in the 2nd Armored Division of the US Army, their M4A3E8 Sherman named ‘Fury’ is a safe haven in an environment where death can come at any moment, from any angle. Their mettle and courage is tested for one crucial mission.
Review: Sgt. Don ‘Wardaddy’ Collier (Pitt) leads a tightly-knit tank crew with a mixture of compassion, loyalty and toughness. They have fought together since the North African campaign and have been through hell. Boyd ‘Bible’ Swan (LaBeouf) is the gunner; Trini ‘Gordo’ Garcia (Michael Pena) drives and Grady ‘Coon-Ass’ Travis (Jon Bernthal) loads the 76mm gun. Norman Ellison (Lerman) is the rushed replacement for their assistant driver/bow gunner who met his end courtesy a German shell. Norman is initially disliked by all of them. But in time, Collier develops a bond with Norman, perhaps finding a bit of humanity in him that has all but vanished from the world around them.
images
Apart from all the shellfire, blood and guts, this is a reflective and visceral film. All of this is hinted at in the powerful opening scene, where we see a German officer on a white horse appear on the horizon. Slowly, the camera tracks man and horse as they almost languidly trace a path through a field of wrecked Shermans and Tigers. Suddenly, Collier lunges at the officer from behind a turret, takes him down and stabs him through the eye and into his brain.
Fury is unflinching in its depiction of war from the get-go to the point of being unsettling. As unrelenting as the iron tracks of a tank crushing everything in its path, it is indeed a juggernaut of action – tank against tank and tank against artillery. It is also surprisingly sophisticated in terms of the drama and interplay between all of the characters. Largely devoid of jingoism, not since Saving Private Ryan has there been a World War II film that looks so convincingly ‘real’.
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